2016 AFL Season Round 23: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 2016 between Geelong and Melbourne during round twenty-three of the 2016 season of the Australian Football League.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Simonds Stadium.
Joel Selwood captained the hosts.
Nathan Jones captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Chris Scott and the visitors were coached by Paul Roos.
Geelong (24.11.155) defeated Melbourne (6.8.44).
Match Details
Season:
2016 AFL Season
Round:
Round 23
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 August 2016
Time:
1:45 PM
Venue:
Simonds Stadium
Attendance:
24,413
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 8 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 10 | 24 | . | 11 | 24 | . | 11 | (155) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | GEEL by 38 | GEEL by 52 | GEEL by 70 | GEEL by 111 | GEEL by 111 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 30:04 | 30:31 | 28:24 | 33:47 | 2:02:46 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Geelong) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Melbourne) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Joel SelwoodCoach: Chris Scott
Melbourne
Captain: Nathan JonesCoach: Paul Roos
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
D. Margetts (#6)J. Mollison (#32)
M. Nicholls (#15)
E: D. Butcher (#42)
Goal Umpires
C. AppletonM. Dervan
E: M. Craig
Boundary Umpires
I. BurrowsC. Gordon
M. Marantelli
S. Thiele
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Dangerfield | GEEL | 35 | 3 |
| Joel Selwood | GEEL | 14 | 2 |
| Sam Menegola | GEEL | 27 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Dangerfield | GEEL | 35 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Selwood | GEEL | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hawkins | GEEL | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Taylor | GEEL | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Menzel | GEEL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 3 | Bartel, Jimmy | HFFL | 89% | 3 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Bews, Jed | WR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Blicavs, Mark | HBFR | 86% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Caddy, Josh | INT | 78% | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Cowan, Josh | HFFR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Dangerfield, Patrick | RR | 85% | 0 | 1 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 22 | Duncan, Mitch | RO | 89% | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 44 | Enright, Corey | HBFL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Guthrie, Cameron | WL | 71% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Tom | FF | 89% | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Kolodjashnij, Jake | BPL | 56% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Lonergan, Tom | FB | 92% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Mackie, Andrew | BPR | 70% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | McCarthy, Lincoln | FPR | 76% | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Menegola, Sam | INT | 82% | 3 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Menzel, Daniel | CHF | 85% | 4 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Motlop, Steven | FPL | 86% | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Ruggles, Tom | INT | 84% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Selwood, Joel (c) | C | 82% | 1 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Smith, Zac | INT | 73% | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanley, Rhys | RU | 76% | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Taylor, Harry | CHB | 96% | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 24 | 11 | 398 | 219 | 179 | 99 | 42 | 74 | 42 | 50 | 20 | 15 | 33 | 59 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 10 | Brayshaw, Angus | WL | 75% | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 32 | Bugg, Tomas | HBFR | 87% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Frost, Sam | BPL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Garlett, Jeff | FPR | 85% | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Gawn, Max | RU | 85% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Harmes, James | INT | 77% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Hogan, Jesse | FF | 85% | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Hunt, Jayden | HBFL | 85% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 39 | Jetta, Neville | BPR | 67% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Jones, Matt | INT | 79% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Jones, Nathan (c) | RR | 87% | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | McDonald, Oscar | CHB | 97% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | McDonald, Tom | FB | 90% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Petracca, Christian | FPL | 86% | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Salem, Christian | INT | 84% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Stretch, Billy | INT | 73% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Tyson, Dom | WR | 78% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | vandenBerg, Aaron | HFFR | 78% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Vince, Bernie | C | 85% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Viney, Jack | RO | 86% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Watts, Jack | CHF | 75% | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Weideman, Sam | HFFL | 77% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 6 | 8 | 358 | 177 | 181 | 67 | 45 | 65 | 30 | 58 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 43 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Geelong | Coach: Chris Scott | ||||||||||||||
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| 17 | S. Frost | 25 | T. McDonald | 39 | N. Jetta | 1 | R. Stanley | 23 | J. Caddy | ||||||
| 6 | L. McCarthy | 26 | T. Hawkins | 32 | S. Motlop | 35 | P. Dangerfield | 27 | S. Menegola | ||||||
| FORWARD | 22 | M. Duncan | 36 | T. Ruggles | |||||||||||
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| HALF-FORWARD | 2 | N. Jones (c) | 45 | M. Jones | |||||||||||
| 26 | S. Weideman | 4 | J. Watts | 37 | A. vandenBerg | 7 | J. Viney | 3 | C. Salem | ||||||
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Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | GEEL | Jimmy Bartel goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 01:21 |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins goal | 2.0.12 | - | 0.0.0 | 03:00 | |
| MELB | Aaron vandenBerg goal | 2.0.12 | - | 1.0.6 | 04:34 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins goal | 3.0.18 | - | 1.0.6 | 07:29 | |
| MELB | Sam Weideman goal | 3.0.18 | - | 2.0.12 | 09:33 | |
| GEEL | Daniel Menzel goal | 4.0.24 | - | 2.0.12 | 12:09 | |
| GEEL | Josh Caddy behind | 4.1.25 | - | 2.0.12 | 14:40 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins goal | 5.1.31 | - | 2.0.12 | 15:48 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 5.2.32 | - | 2.0.12 | 19:33 | |
| GEEL | Daniel Menzel goal | 6.2.38 | - | 2.0.12 | 23:41 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins goal | 7.2.44 | - | 2.0.12 | 26:21 | |
| GEEL | Steven Motlop goal | 8.2.50 | - | 2.0.12 | 29:02 | |
| Q2 | MELB | Angus Brayshaw goal | 8.2.50 | - | 3.0.18 | 01:54 |
| MELB | Christian Petracca behind | 8.2.50 | - | 3.1.19 | 09:04 | |
| GEEL | Joel Selwood behind | 8.3.51 | - | 3.1.19 | 11:18 | |
| GEEL | Josh Caddy goal | 9.3.57 | - | 3.1.19 | 14:17 | |
| GEEL | Patrick Dangerfield behind | 9.4.58 | - | 3.1.19 | 16:44 | |
| GEEL | Zac Smith behind | 9.5.59 | - | 3.1.19 | 18:32 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins behind | 9.6.60 | - | 3.1.19 | 21:43 | |
| GEEL | Lincoln McCarthy goal | 10.6.66 | - | 3.1.19 | 22:53 | |
| GEEL | Steven Motlop goal | 11.6.72 | - | 3.1.19 | 24:12 | |
| MELB | Jack Watts behind | 11.6.72 | - | 3.2.20 | 30:20 | |
| Q3 | GEEL | Daniel Menzel goal | 12.6.78 | - | 3.2.20 | 00:59 |
| MELB | Rushed behind | 12.6.78 | - | 3.3.21 | 03:29 | |
| GEEL | Jimmy Bartel goal | 13.6.84 | - | 3.3.21 | 04:41 | |
| GEEL | Sam Menegola goal | 14.6.90 | - | 3.3.21 | 06:12 | |
| MELB | Jesse Hogan behind | 14.6.90 | - | 3.4.22 | 08:16 | |
| MELB | Jayden Hunt behind | 14.6.90 | - | 3.5.23 | 09:49 | |
| GEEL | Rhys Stanley behind | 14.7.91 | - | 3.5.23 | 17:11 | |
| GEEL | Rhys Stanley behind | 14.8.92 | - | 3.5.23 | 19:57 | |
| GEEL | Joel Selwood behind | 14.9.93 | - | 3.5.23 | 22:13 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 14.10.94 | - | 3.5.23 | 23:32 | |
| MELB | Nathan Jones behind | 14.10.94 | - | 3.6.24 | 24:13 | |
| Q4 | GEEL | Tom Hawkins goal | 15.10.100 | - | 3.6.24 | 04:35 |
| MELB | Jeff Garlett goal | 15.10.100 | - | 4.6.30 | 06:47 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins goal | 16.10.106 | - | 4.6.30 | 10:52 | |
| GEEL | Joel Selwood goal | 17.10.112 | - | 4.6.30 | 12:45 | |
| GEEL | Sam Menegola goal | 18.10.118 | - | 4.6.30 | 15:06 | |
| GEEL | Sam Menegola goal | 19.10.124 | - | 4.6.30 | 16:29 | |
| GEEL | Mitch Duncan goal | 20.10.130 | - | 4.6.30 | 18:32 | |
| MELB | Jeff Garlett goal | 20.10.130 | - | 5.6.36 | 19:36 | |
| MELB | Rushed behind | 20.10.130 | - | 5.7.37 | 21:48 | |
| MELB | Rushed behind | 20.10.130 | - | 5.8.38 | 22:14 | |
| GEEL | Harry Taylor goal | 21.10.136 | - | 5.8.38 | 23:40 | |
| MELB | Jesse Hogan goal | 21.10.136 | - | 6.8.44 | 25:51 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 21.11.137 | - | 6.8.44 | 27:36 | |
| GEEL | Josh Caddy goal | 22.11.143 | - | 6.8.44 | 28:54 | |
| GEEL | Jimmy Bartel goal | 23.11.149 | - | 6.8.44 | 30:58 | |
| GEEL | Daniel Menzel goal | 24.11.155 | - | 6.8.44 | 32:49 | |